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Over 400 Sex Abuse Suits Filed As Litigation Window Opens
ALBANY – The Roman Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts, schools and hospitals, the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are some of the targets named in a flurry of sex abuse lawsuits filed Wednesday in New York …
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NY Doctor Pleads Guilty In Patient’s Opioid Death
NEW YORK – A New York physician has pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge in connection with a patient’s overdose death. The state attorney general’s office said Tuesday that 61-year-old Barry Sloan admitted to providing …
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Charges Dropped Against Ashville Man In Sugar Grove Stabbing
WARREN – Charges against the Ashville man arrested in connection with a December stabbing in Sugar Grove were dropped Monday in Warren County Court. Online court records obtained by WNYNewsNow revealed that the Warren County …
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Friend Of LeSean McCoy’s Ex Drops Lawsuit Over Home Invasion
ATLANTA – A friend of LeSean McCoy’s ex-girlfriend has dropped a lawsuit against the Buffalo Bills running back. Elizabeth Donald is a childhood friend of Delicia Cordon. Donald was with Cordon during a violent home …
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Arguments In Rape Trial To Start Tomorrow In Chautauqua County Court
MAYVILLE – Arguments in the trial for a Conewango man charged with rape will start Tuesday morning in Chautauqua County Court, according to a court clerk. Dennis L. Park, Jr., 34, is charged with first-degree …
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Justice Late, Not Denied: New York To Allow Old Abuse Suits
ALBANY – Hundreds, possibly thousands of people who say they were molested as children in New York state are expected to go to court this week to sue their alleged abusers and the institutions they …
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Former Boy Scout Leader Sentenced For Possessing Child Porn
BUFFALO – A former New York Boy Scout leader who had 10,000 images and 600 videos of child pornography has been sentenced to more than six years in prison. Federal prosecutors say 34-year-old Russell Ruth …
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Man Wanted In Connection With Indecent Assault Of Teen
WARREN – A Columbus, Oh. man is wanted in connection with an indecent assault of a minor, according to the Warren Police Department. Police said Cole Downs-Strouse, 26, is charged with Aggravated Indecent Assault without …
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Jury Selection Begins For Man Charged In Jamestown Rape
MAYVILLE – Jury selection for a Conewango man charged in a Jamestown rape began this morning in Chautauqua County Court. Dennis L. Park, Jr., 34, is charged with first-degree rape and two counts of first-degree …
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Man Accused In Jamestown Murder Scheduled To Stand Trial In November
MAYVILLE – A City of Jamestown man accused of stabbing another man to death in 2017 is scheduled to stand trial this November in Chautauqua County Court. Chautauqua County District Attorney Patrick Swanson confirmed to …
